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UW research on animals gets new federal
scrutiny
By Katherine Long, SeattleTimes.com, March 17, 2016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is again investigating animal research at
the University of Washington, but officials there say the procedure in question
is no longer being used.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting an investigation into
animal research at the University of Washington, the second such
investigation in recent years.

The department, which is charged with overseeing the welfare of animals used
in research, won’t comment on an ongoing investigation. But UW officials say
the research procedure in question is no longer being used.

In recent months, USDA officials raised concerns about skull implants in
nonhuman primates. According to a July inspection report posted on USDA’s
website, three animals “had significant health issues” after the surgical
procedures and were euthanized.

Investigations are opened if a facility is out of compliance with the
federal law that governs animal research, and if the noncompliance “is
particularly grievous or a facility is in repeated noncompliance,” Tanya
Espinosa, a public-affairs specialist for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, wrote in an email.

n recent months, USDA officials raised concerns about skull implants in
nonhuman primates. According to a July inspection report posted on USDA’s
website, three animals “had significant health issues” after the surgical
procedures and were euthanized.

Investigations are opened if a facility is out of compliance with the
federal law that governs animal research, and if the noncompliance “is
particularly grievous or a facility is in repeated noncompliance,” Tanya
Espinosa, a public-affairs specialist for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, wrote in an email.

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